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BIOE 200DFoundations in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

5 creditsGraduateSatisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Hones skills in graduate-level analysis and discussion of published research. Explores how to identify and relate your work to influential and “foundational” papers in your field. Examines how to develop a conceptual scaffold for research as a scientist, how to build and apply conceptual advances, and what makes a paper influential or important.

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When it runs

Winter 2027Open Winter 2027

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01SeminarAsynchronousStaffOpen 0/15

Winter 2026Open Winter 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Tue Thu 9:00am–11:00am
CoastBio 203D. Costa, J. PittermannOpen 11/15

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Daniel Costa3.0 / 53.2 / 550%15
Jarmila Pittermann2.8 / 53.5 / 575%28

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